Jibarito or Smashed Plantain Sandwich (Vegan)
Fresh Tostones as a sandwich? Well, the Puerto Ricans sure know how to make a good one!
Let’s take Green plantains to the next level! The Puerto Ricans have invented this Jibarito (hee-bar-ee-to) and it’s orginally made with steak, aioli, lettuce, tomato and onions. My version is vegan and can also be made non-vegan too if you want to enjoy this with meat. But do give my Vegan “Steak” a chance too! ;-)
>>This one is for the plantain lovers out there: Plantain Chips, a childhood snack of mine! Crispy, savoury chips that go with almost every Netflix series or movie!
Give this smashed plantain sandwich a go and let me know how it was!
Jibarito or Smashed Plantain Sandwich (Vegan)
- Prep: 10 min
- Total: 25 min
Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 plantain
- 1 Vegan “Steak” or meat of your choice for one person
- lettuce leaves
- tomato slices
- cheddar cheese (vegan)
- Sriracha mayo (3 tbsp vegan or regular mayo + 1 tbsp Sriracha)
- salt & pepper to taste
- oil for frying the plantain and kitchen towel paper
Instructions
- Cut the ends of the green plantain. Then slice along the side to remove the outside peel.
- Then cut across the plantain and cut each half in the middle. You’ll end up with 4 pieces.
- Fry the plantains in some oil on medium heat, until they are golden yellow. Make sure you keep an eye on them.
- Then remove the plantains from the pan and don’t turn off the heat, because you will have to fry the once more. But first you’ll have to flatten the plantains with a Tostones or a cast iron pan (this worked for me). Then you’ll fry them once more for about 2-3 minutes until they’re golden brown. Place them on some kitchen towel paper to drain the excess oil.
- Let the Tostones cool off and then start assembling your sandwich. Mix the (vegan) mayonnaise and Sriracha. Spread a layer on the bottom of a Tostones. Then add your lettuce, vegan “steak”, cheese, tomato, red onion and drizzle some more sauce before your top your sandwich with another Tostones. Enjoy immediately!
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